insubstantial

英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

adj.  不大的; 不坚固的; 不重要的; 非真实的; 非实体的; 虚幻的

GRE

BNC.19028 / COCA.21275

牛津词典

adj.

• 不大的；不坚固的；不重要的
  not very large, strong or important
  1. an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
     用木头和胶粘合的简单构造
  2. an insubstantial argument
     不充实的论据
• 非真实的；非实体的；虚幻的
  not real or solid
  1. as insubstantial as a shadow
     虚无缥缈

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不大的;不坚固的;脆弱的
  Something that isinsubstantialis not large, solid, or strong.
  1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide...
     火星的大气层极其稀薄,几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
  2. Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
     她的四肢非常纤细,几乎是透明的。

英英释义

adj

• lacking material form or substance
  1. as insubstantial as a dream
  2. an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
  Synonym:unsubstantialunreal
• lacking in nutritive value
  1. the jejune diets of the very poor
  Synonym:jejune

双语例句

• Art space is insubstantial, but it is real art quality. Therefore, the two dimensionality is access to art feild.
  艺术空间都是虚幻的，是艺术的空间，而二维性是接近艺术本质的。
• A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
  虽有些差强人意，也算是第一本好小说。
• Finite personalities are insubstantial fragments of this engulfing spiritual unity.
  有限的人格是这种兼容并包的精神统一的非实体的碎片。
• Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
  她的四肢非常纤细，几乎是透明的。
• Behind the veneer, commercial interests are vying furiously for gold. The sums involved make Russian weightlifters look insubstantial.
  在这种掩饰背后，商业利益为金钱展开了猛烈的争夺，所涉金额庞大得连俄罗斯举重选手都相形见绌。
• The Asia-Pacific region has received insubstantial volumes.
  而亚太地区得到的数量不大。
• In the process of binding with the film aesthetic and applying the traditional culture, Chinese film is able to build it's own the mutual promotion between the substantial and the insubstantial and conception beyond images.
  在与电影美学的契合中，在弘扬传统文化的过程中，中国电影能够构建出虚实相生、境生象外的美学品格。
• It's really insubstantial information though, because anyone that understands the Blizzard dEVElopment process and core values we're all about iterating. It's not done until it's done.
  但是这条信息是完全失实的，因为任何了解暴雪的开发进程以及我们所一直重复的核心价值观的人都知道，在它完成之前绝不说完成。
• The biggest problem is that their own brands of these companies were weak and insubstantial, so the best solution out of the woods for those companies is to build their own brands as soon as possible.
  这些企业最大的问题在于自主品牌的虚弱及缺失，而尽快建立自己的品牌是它们走出困境的最佳选择。
• Under the influence of demanding energy crisis, bioenergy research has resulted insubstantial development.
  在愈演愈烈的能源危机影响下，生物能源的研究得到长足发展。